Lineman&#39;s belt.



E. B. HDLSGLAW.

LINEMANS BELT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1914.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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EMMET B. HOLSCLAW, OF SHEPHERDSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

LINEIVIAN S BELT.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed April 10, 1914. Serial No. 831,043.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMET l3. HoLsoLAW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shepherdsville, in the county of Bullitt and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Linemens Belts,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to linemens belts, and more particularly to theclass of safety devices for linemen.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter wherein a lineman will be able to move around a pole withoutpossibility of falling, the device being designed to firmly grip thesaid pole on the tightening of the friction band connected to the beltwhich embraces the waist of the user.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter wherein the friction band coacts with a spurred roller whichbites into the pole to hold the lineman while at work on the same, yetenabling the said lineman to move around it without manually adjustingthe friction band and roller of the device.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which is simple in construction, readily and easily applied tothe pole and user, reliable and efficient in operation, and inexpensivein manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pole showing the dc'ice constructed in accordance with the invention applied to the sameand the user. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device removed. Fig. 3is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through a portion of thedevice.

Similar reference characters indicate cor responding parts throughoutthe several iews in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A. designates a telegraphor other pole, which is merely shown to illustrate the mode ofapplication and manner of use of the device hereinafter fully described.

The safety device comprises a belt 5 to be worn by the user at the waistline, it being provided at one end with a buckle 6 which adjustablyreceives the other end of the said belt for the fastening thereof inplace. Socured at diametrically opposite points on the outer face of thebelt 5 are loops 7 in which are held rings 8 for the detachableconnection therewith of snap hooks 9 carried at the ends of a two partfriction strap 10, the parts thereof being adjustably connected togetherby means of a buckle 11 carried by one part adjacent to one end of thestrap. The strap 10 is trained over a pair of guide rollers 12 eachbeing formed with a shallow peripheral groove 13 to receive and guidethe strap in its movement, and are journaled upon axles ll, each beingfixed in a fork 15 formed with an eye 16.

The numeral 17 designates the forked sec tions of a wheel frame, thesaid sections being swingingly connected to a pivot 18 on which isjournaled a roller 19, the periphery of which is formed with rows ofspurs 20 adapted to bite into the body of the pole A when contactingtherewith. One section of the wheel frame is formed with an eye 21loosely connected to the eye 16 of one fork 15, while formed on theother section 17 of the wheel frame is a snap hook 212 which detachablyengages with the eye 16 of the other fork 15 so that the device can bereadily mounted about the pole A, and when the strap embraces one sidethereof the wheel 19 will engage the other side of the said pole and itsspurs 20 will bite into the pole to prevent the slipping of the deviceon the stretching taut of the friction band, yet the roller 19 willtraverse the pole so that the user can swing around the same for theexecution of work when thereon. The device assumes the position as shownin Fig. l of the drawing when a strain is exerted upon the friction bandor strap 10, thus firmly holiding the user against falling from the poc.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of useof the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising abelt, a sectional wheel frame, a spurred roller journaled in the frame,a pair of forks, one of said forks being permanently connected to thewheel frame and the other fork detachably connected thereto,

guide rollers journaled in the forks, and a friction band trained overthe guide rollers and connected With the belt.

2. A; device of the class described comprising\a belt, a sectional Wheelframe, a spurred roller journaled in the frame, a pair of forks, one ofsaid forks being permanently connected to the Wheel frame and the otherfork detachably connected thereto, guide rollers j ournaled in theforks, a friction band trained over the guide rollers and connected Withthe belt, and means for detachably connecting the friction band With thesaid belt.

3. A device of the class described comprising a belt, a sectional Wheelframe, a spurred roller journaled in the frame, a pair of forks, one ofsaid forksxbeing permanently connected to the Wheel frame and the otherfork detachably connected thereto, guide rollers journaled in the forks,a friction band trained over the guide rollers and con- Copies of thispatent may be obtained for nected With the belt, means for detachablyconnecting the friction'band With the said belt, and means for adjustingthe said band.

4. A device of the class described comprising a belt, a sectional Wheelframe, a spurred roller journaled in the frame, a pair of forks, one ofsaid forks being permanently connected to the Wheel frame and the otherfork detachably connected thereto, guide rollers journaled in the forks,a friction band trained over the guide rollers and connected With thebelt, means for detachably connecting the friction band With the saidbelt, means for adjusting the said band, and

.means for adjusting the belt.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EMMET B. HOLSCLAW.

Witnesses:

CONRAD MARAMAN, J. L. VVILLIAMS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

